The Toyota Urban Cruiser is the best-selling vehicle in South Africa in July. The South African new light vehicle market shoots up 30.9% year-on-year in July to 43,593 units vs. 33,312 a year ago. Exports are up 177.7% to 31,242 vs. 11,252 in July 2021. 83.6% of the July volume…
The Chevrolet Tracker is #1 in Chile in June. The Chilean new light vehicle market slows down its growth in June at +2% to 36,206 registrations, compared to +39% in April and +11% in May. This brings the year-to-date tally up 24.4% to 222,453 units. Passenger Cars drop -17.9% to…
Exeed repeats in the Kazakh Top 10 in June. 11,854 new vehicles hit Kazakh roads in June, a minimal -1.4% year-on-year drop leading to a H1 2022 tally down -5.1% to 51,841 units. Local producer Chevrolet (+35%) improves its share to 34.6% just as Hyundai (+29.8%) also ignores the negative…
The Tesla Model Y is the best-selling vehicle in China in June. 29/07 update: Now with Top 70 New Energy models. New retail car sales in China soar 15.9% year-on-year in June for the selection of vehicles included in this update to 1,873,594 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -11.6%…
The Nissan Sylphy remains the best-selling vehicle in China so far in 2022. According to data released by the China Association of Automotive Manufacturers (CAAM), Chinese wholesales edge down -6.6% year-on-year over the First Half of 2022 to 12,057,000 units but have recovered in June (+23.8%). Passenger Vehicles are up…
Exeed lands directly inside the Kazakh Top 10 in May. New vehicle sales in Kazakhstan drops -17.8% year-on-year in May to 8,295 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -9.9% to 39,987. Chevrolet (-5.8%) limits its fall to reach 31.7% share vs. 21.3% YTD where it remains #2. Hyundai (+6.6%) swims…
The VW Gol hits its highest ranking in Brazil since November 2018. New light vehicle sales in Brazil edge down -2.4% year-on-year in June to 165,470 units, leading to a year-to-date tally off -15.4% to 851,444. Brand-wise, Fiat (-21.6%) is in difficulty but sports a strong 21.1% share vs. 22%…
The Haval Jolion is up to a record #6 this month. Picture zr.ru As the Russian market continues to be devastated by economic sanctions, new car sales have stabilised around -82/-83% year-on-year with a June freefall of -82% to just 27,761 units vs. -83.5% in May. This brings the H1…
The BYD Qin PLUS is up 5-fold year-on-year in May. The retail market in China is down -21.9% year-on-year in May to 1,268,074 units for the selection of vehicles included in this report, a much better hold than in April (-38.5%) but trailing wholesales (-12.6%). This is because factories became active…
The Changan CX70 helps the brand up to #5 in Chile this month. 37,887 new light vehicles hit Chilean roads in May, a 11% year-on-year increase leading to a year-to-date tally up 29.9% to 186,247. Notably, the May result is up 21.4% on pre-pandemic May 2019. Passenger Cars edge up…
The BYD Han smashes its monthly volume record by over 10,000 units in May. As lockdowns begin to wind down in China, wholesales are down a more restrained -12.6% year-on-year in May to 1,862,000 units compared to -47.6% in April. That's according to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM).…
Chevrolet holds 18.8% of the Uruguayan market in May. New light vehicle sales in Uruguay edge down -2.7% year-on-year in May to 4,405 units, bringing the year-to-date tally down -0.7% to 21,115. Chevrolet (+140.3%) spectacularly reclaims the brands top spot with 18.8% share for the month, and is now also…
The Chevrolet Cobalt holds 22.9% of the Kazakh market in April. 9,212 new vehicles hit Kazakh roads in April, a -8.5% year-on-year decline. This leads to a year-to-date tally off -7.7% to 31,582. In the brands ranking, Chevrolet (+13.3%) easily reclaims the top spot for the first time since last…
The BYD Dolphin is the best-selling recent launch in China this month. New retail sales in China accelerate their fall in April to a dismal -38.5% to 966,350 registrations for the selection of vehicles included in this report vs. -47.6% for wholesales. The year-to-date volume is now down -15.7% to…
BYD is the best-selling brand in China for the first time. Covid lockdowns and associated factory and dealership closures have devastated the Chinese wholesales market in April. According to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), wholesales are down -47.6% year-on-year this month to just 1.181 million units which is the…